HERAKLION
Ranked by traveller popularity
The 7 most popular shopping tours in Heraklion. Here's what each one actually delivers, who runs them, and what they cost.
Tour Heraklion sights, Pateles open-air market, and CretAquarium sea life with hotel pickup, an air-conditioned coach, and a multilingual guide.
“Good except air conditioning, which was then fixed.”
A guided day trip linking Knossos and Heraklion with a Minoan farm stop. Tight timing, extra entry fees, solid city context.
“more time to Herakleion”
Half-day Heraklion tour with Cretaquarium skip-the-line entry, Liberty Square and Koules Fortress, plus local market shopping.
“Es war mit Abstand der schönste Ausflug aller meiner Reisen! Unsere Reisbegleiterin hat das ganz fantastisch gemacht! Gerne jederzeit wieder. Es war an jedem Stop genug Zeit.”
Knossos and Heraklion in one day: guided ruins, museum option, market time, plus Venetian Harbor views near Fortress of Koules.
“Sehr langweilig”
Guided Knossos Palace plus a Heraklion city tour and Old Market time. Air-conditioned pickup from northern Crete, timed for a full day.
“Knossos Palace was really interesting but there’s a lot of standing around and due to queues to get in and to see a certain part once in, you then aren’t left long to explore the full site. The Heraklion city tour was a disappointment, was 15 minutes of showing two things before you are left…”
Heraklion city highlights, an outdoor market stop, and CRETAquarium marine life in one 7-hour day from select Cretan resorts.
“zeeaquarium was geweldig. echt een aanrader. en een goede indruk gekregen van heraklion. zeer vriendelijke reisleiders die er ook voor zorgde dat iedereen weer in de goede bus zaten voor de terugreis.”
A full-day guided tour from Heraklion featuring **Knossos Palace**, a central Heraklion walk, and a stop at **Patsides Minoan Farm**.
“Great value for pick-up, air conditioned coach, competent and clear descriptions by tour guide at Knossos Palace and Heraklion City. Visit to Bee Farm interesting…. and tasty. Great driver too.”
